The tower, which rises two storeys from a protruding foundation plinth, was once considerably taller and formed part of a larger fortified complex. Its walls, built from coursed rubble limestone, show clear evidence of an adjoining building on the eastern side, where the masonry has been torn away. The remains of this attached structure include sections of the south wall, measuring 6.65 metres long and 0.9 metres thick, and portions of the east wall extending 4.5 metres.

The site appears to have been a small castle with a bawn, a type of defensive wall that enclosed the main buildings. Grass-covered wall footings trace the outline of this possible bawn, which measured approximately 22 metres from east to west. A gap in the southern wall, about 1.9 metres wide, likely marks the original entrance to the fortified enclosure. Interestingly, a broken window visible at first-floor level in the tower’s east wall suggests the adjoining building was only one storey high, creating an unusual architectural arrangement.

The tower’s strategic location wasn’t chosen by chance; it sits within a rich medieval landscape. Just 175 metres to the north lie the remains of the medieval settlement of Ballymore, complete with its medieval church and graveyard a further 275 metres beyond. Even more intriguingly, the site of Plary Monastery stands in a field roughly 150 to 200 metres to the east, suggesting this area was once a significant centre of both religious and secular power in medieval Westmeath. Together, these ruins paint a picture of a once-thriving community where military might and monastic life existed side by side.